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Wednesday, October 31, 2018

Lee Desty


It took English singer-songwriter Lee Desty just two attempts to win his first major American songwriting contest with his distinctively commercial folk-pop delivered via his "stunning" fingerstyle guitar playing. 

His first attempt - the lively uptempo Completely Yours - got to the final of the Hollywood Song Contest - but this year "Always Reminders", his beautifully melodic song about a family photo album, won the highly competitive folk section of that contest. Another of his songs got to the semi-finals of the 2017 UK Songwriting Contest.

A former BBC TV News journalist and programme Editor, Lee started out his musical journey playing Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young, Cat Stevens and Simon and Garfunkel hits in the 1970s.

He didn't embark on serious songwriting until the last decade. Since then he's recorded two albums of his original songs won over hundreds of fans to his high-quality music - mostly in the USA and Canada.

"It's great hearing feedback from individual fans in the States and getting recognition from music industry professionals about my songs. These days I spend a lot of time listening to Indie folk and modern country and some of that is shaping how I write new songs. 

"I always strive to make my songs reach out and be accessible to others and I'm hoping I can win over some more new fans in the next 12 months," added Lee






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